Scotland's History Union and Jacobites The Jacobite invasion of England The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...

After the death of James VII his son, James Francis Edward Stuart, took up the Jacobite cause. In response to the Act of Union he plans a French invasion of Scotland. Bad luck and atrocious ...

Maria Clementina Sobieski – one of just three women buried in St Peter’s Basilica – lived a life of extraordinary defiance ...

Video: Scottish Nation: Programme 3, 1972. With the Jacobite forces marching towards Edinburgh William Cleland leads a Covenanter army in a suicide mission to halt them. The two sides meet at Dunkeld.

King William wanted Jacobite clans to swear loyalty to him but this led to rebellion. In 1689, Scottish supporters of James VII and II united under Viscount Dundee. They confronted the army of ...

I love the Scottish history that ties in with the scenery, such as Glencoe’s link with the Jacobite uprising – it really brings the landscape to life. After leading different tours to ...